Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade I listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1964. A Medieval Church.
Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- peeling-rampart-spindle
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1964
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St John the Baptist, Melbourn Street, Royston
- OS grid reference
- TL 357 406
- Coordinates
- 52.04788, -0.02165
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St John the Baptist was originally part of an Augustinian Priory founded in the second half of the 12th century and later converted into a parish church after the Dissolution. The church features a 13th-century nave and aisles, a 16th-century west tower, and a 19th-century chancel along with the east end of the south aisle. The nave was re-roofed in the early 16th century. Inside, there are 15th-century carved stone figures of St Thomas Becket and the Madonna and Child, as well as a richly carved 15th-century wooden pulpit and lectern. The church also contains 18th and 19th-century wall monuments, including a carved monument from 1732 and a monument from 1834 featuring a marble open book. Additionally, there is a medieval octagonal font with dummy arcades located in the north aisle.
Local climate
Church of St John the Baptist sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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